Hampton Roads Sanitation District
Hampton Roads Sanitation District strengthens the resilience of its infrastructure with AVEVA PI System
Hampton Roads Sanitation District (HRSD) must protect critical wastewater treatment infrastructure exposed to extreme weather conditions. Its teams had to manually triage which pumping sites to repair first after tropical storms and remain on constant alert for after-hours emergencies. Deploying AVEVA PI System, complemented by AVEVA PI Vision and AVEVA PI DataLink, now integrates data from multiple systems to give staff real-time monitoring of pump stations and other sensitive infrastructure. Monitors simultaneously track groundwater levels, tides and pressure at each site, allowing teams to instantly identify the areas that need the most attention. Automated mobile phone notifications have already averted a disaster by alerting data scientists to an after-hours emergency, illustrating the solution's operational value.
FAQ
How does AVEVA PI System protect critical sanitation infrastructure from storms?
Hampton Roads Sanitation District (HRSD) manages infrastructure exposed to tropical storms. AVEVA PI System, combined with PI Vision and PI DataLink, integrates data from several systems to provide real-time monitoring of pumping stations. Monitors simultaneously track groundwater levels, tides and pressure at each site, making it possible to instantly identify at-risk areas. This consolidation transforms storm response from manual post-event sorting into proactive, data-driven management.
What is AVEVA PI Vision used for in wastewater emergency management?
AVEVA PI Vision is PI System's real-time visualization interface. At HRSD, it lets staff see at a glance the status of all pumping stations, ranked by level of urgency. Contextualized charts (groundwater levels, tides, pressure) make it easy to immediately identify the sites that need the most attention. It is a critical industrial monitoring tool for wastewater operators facing extreme weather events, transforming decision-making under pressure.
How do AVEVA automated notifications prevent environmental disasters?
AVEVA PI System sends automatic notifications to the mobile phones of HRSD data scientists and technicians as soon as a critical threshold is crossed. An after-hours alert has already helped avert a disaster by mobilizing teams in time. This smart on-call system frees staff from constant monitoring while ensuring an immediate response to genuine emergencies. For a wastewater operator, the gain is twofold: stronger environmental safety and a better quality of life for teams.
What role does AVEVA PI DataLink play in analyzing wastewater data?
AVEVA PI DataLink is an Excel add-in that lets analysts extract and analyze PI System data directly in a familiar environment. For HRSD, this makes it easier to create post-storm investigation reports, analyze seasonal trends and produce KPIs. Teams combine PI System's historization power with Excel's flexibility, speeding up ad hoc analyses without involving the IT department. It is a major lever of autonomy for water professionals.
Why consolidate multiple pumping sites on a single dashboard?
A wastewater operator like HRSD manages dozens or even hundreds of geographically dispersed pumping stations. AVEVA PI System and PI Vision consolidate all the data on a single dashboard, ranking sites by criticality. After a tropical storm, staff no longer need to manually sort out which site to repair first: priority is calculated automatically from real-time data. This consolidation is a standard for operators managing distributed critical infrastructure.